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Epstein's guards worked extreme OT shifts morning of death
NEW YORK - Guards on Jeffrey Epstein's unit were working extreme overtime shifts to make up for staffing shortages the morning of his apparent suicide, a person familiar with the jail's operations tol...
Aug 12, 2019
Lyft says it will launch ride-hailing in Vancouver before the end of the year
VANCOUVER - Ride-hailing company Lyft says it plans to be operating in Vancouver before the end of this year. The Passenger Transportation Board in B.C. has yet to unveil its final ride-hailing regula...
Aug 12, 2019
Final 4 set at Battle of the North
The Championship heat is set for the Battle of the North in Dawson Creek.Chanse Vigen, Kurt Bensmiller, Ross Knight, and Dustin Gorst will race Monday night for the bonus cheque and crown of Battle of...
Aug 12, 2019
Rogers Cup champions Andreescu and Nadal withdraw from the next tournament
MASON, Ohio - The Rogers Cup champions have decided to take a break this week after capturing titles on Sunday. Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., and Spain's Rafael Nadal both withdrew from the W...
Aug 12, 2019
5 children killed in fire at Pennsylvania day care centre
ERIE, Pa. - A day care centre where children could stay overnight as their parents worked was ravaged Sunday by a fire that killed five and sent the owner to the hospital, authorities said. The victim...
Aug 12, 2019
St.Joe Celtic receives scholarship to U of A
A member of the St.Joe Celtics football team knows where he will be playing following his High School football career.Sunday it was announced Receiver Xander Matheson had received a scholarship from t...
Aug 12, 2019 (photo credit to the UofA Bears Football Twitter)
Tanzanian police say 62 killed when siphoned tanker explodes
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - A damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania as people were trying to siphon fuel out of it Saturday, killing at least 62 in one of the worst incidents of its kind in ...
Aug 12, 2019
City Enforcement Services focus on unlawful parking for month of August
City Enforcement Services will be focusing on unlawful parking in residential areas this month for August's Bylaw Enforcement Education Program, or BEEP. City Enforcement Services says some of the com...
Aug 12, 2019
Portion of Township Road 734 closed for bridge replacement
Township Road 734 from Highway 43 to Range Road 114 will be reduced to local traffic only starting today.The section of the road is closed to allow for a bridge replacement, and the anticipated comple...
Aug 12, 2019 Map of Township Road 734 closure
Search for missing woman comes up empty
EDMONTON- Police say a weekend search on the edge of the city for clues in the disappearance of a woman who hasn't been seen in two months didn't turn up anything new.But they say they did receive new...
Aug 12, 2019 Patricia Wendy Pangracs